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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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