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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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