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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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