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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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