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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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