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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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