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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning enable people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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