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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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