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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. 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 massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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