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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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