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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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