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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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