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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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