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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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