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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning have enabled students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations 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 demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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