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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better grasp these new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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