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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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