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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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