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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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