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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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