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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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