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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning have empowered learners all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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