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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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