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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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