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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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