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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum 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 issues. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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