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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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