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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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