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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning are empowering students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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