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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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