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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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