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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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