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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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