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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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