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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the major 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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