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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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