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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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