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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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