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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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