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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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