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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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