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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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