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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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