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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education initiatives. Trainers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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