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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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