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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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