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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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