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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology enable students all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this expanding need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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