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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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