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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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