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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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