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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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