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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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