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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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