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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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