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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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