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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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