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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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