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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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