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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning enable humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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