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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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