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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology enable learners all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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