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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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