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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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