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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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