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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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