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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in elearning are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open educational ventures. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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