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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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