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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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