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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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