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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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