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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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