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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers 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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