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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also researches the 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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