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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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