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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to understand these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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