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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses 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 online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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