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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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