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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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