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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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