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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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