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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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