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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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