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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning have enabled students all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education ventures. Professors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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