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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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