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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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