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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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