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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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