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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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