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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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