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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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