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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the authoritative 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 gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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