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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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