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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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