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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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