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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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