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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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