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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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