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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Seychelles to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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