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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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