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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to be more aware of these open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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