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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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