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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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