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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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