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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better understand these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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