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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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