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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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