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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to 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 need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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