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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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