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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology enable students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Elidaemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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