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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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