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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online education technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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