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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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