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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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