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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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