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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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