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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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