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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education enable students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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