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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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