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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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