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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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