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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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