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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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