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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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