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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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