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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all over the world to take 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. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses 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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