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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Aland to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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