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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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