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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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