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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the intriguing 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 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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