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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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