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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning enable students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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