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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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