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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the most important 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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