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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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