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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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