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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education are enabling humans all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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