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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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