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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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