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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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