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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. People want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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