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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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