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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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