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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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