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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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