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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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