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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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