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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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