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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open education undertakings. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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