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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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