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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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