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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free 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 variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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