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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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