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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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