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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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