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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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