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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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