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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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