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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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