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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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