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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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