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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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