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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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