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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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