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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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