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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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