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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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