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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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