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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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