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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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