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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free 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 learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing 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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