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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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