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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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