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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning are empowering learners all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? 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 participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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