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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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