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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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