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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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