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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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