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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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