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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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