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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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