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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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