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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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