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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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