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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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