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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning enable humans all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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