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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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