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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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