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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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