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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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