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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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