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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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