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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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