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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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