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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning are empowering students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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