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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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