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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines 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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