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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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