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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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