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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning enable students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this developing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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