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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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