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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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