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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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