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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic education technology enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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