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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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