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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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