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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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