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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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