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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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