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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. People want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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