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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students 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 a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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