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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists 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 crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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