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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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