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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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