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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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