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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in digital education technology are enabling humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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