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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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