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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive 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 increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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