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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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