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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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