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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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