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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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