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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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