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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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