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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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