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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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