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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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