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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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