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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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