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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other participants want to better grasp these open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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