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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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