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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like San Marino to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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