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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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