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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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