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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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