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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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