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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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