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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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