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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology enable students all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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