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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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