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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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