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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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