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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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