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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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