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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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