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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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