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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online education have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like India to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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