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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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