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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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