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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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