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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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