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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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