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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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