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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning enable people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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