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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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