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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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