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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online education have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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