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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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