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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning are empowering people all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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