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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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