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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Professors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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