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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning enable students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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