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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology are empowering humans all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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