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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want 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 handle this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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