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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Aland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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