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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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