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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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