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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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