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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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