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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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