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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning are enabling students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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