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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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