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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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