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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Abkhazia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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