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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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