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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines 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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