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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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