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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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