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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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