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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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