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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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