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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning have enabled students all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important 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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