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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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