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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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