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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key 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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