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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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