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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning are enabling learners all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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