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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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