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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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