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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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