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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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