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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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