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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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