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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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