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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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