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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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