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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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