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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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