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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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