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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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