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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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