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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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