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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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