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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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