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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these MOOCs? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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