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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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