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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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