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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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