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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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