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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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