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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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