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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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