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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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