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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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