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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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