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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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