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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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