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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Aland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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