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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning enable students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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