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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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