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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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