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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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