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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the 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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