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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational initiatives. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the most important 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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