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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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