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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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