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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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