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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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