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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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