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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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