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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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