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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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