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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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