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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning are empowering students all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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