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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to consider now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. People want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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