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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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