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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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