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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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