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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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