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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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