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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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