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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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