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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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