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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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