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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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