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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better grasp these new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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