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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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