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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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