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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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