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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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