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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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