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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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