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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better perceive these open educational initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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