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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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