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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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