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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like India to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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