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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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