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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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