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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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