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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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