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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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