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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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