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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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