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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology enable learners all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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