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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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