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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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