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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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