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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better perceive these open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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