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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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