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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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