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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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