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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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