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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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