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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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