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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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