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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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