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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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