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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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