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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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