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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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