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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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