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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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