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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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