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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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