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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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