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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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