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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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