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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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