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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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