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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning are enabling learners all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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