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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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