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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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