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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers 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. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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