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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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