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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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