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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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