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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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