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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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