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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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