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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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