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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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