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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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