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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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