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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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