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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning enable students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources