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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology enable students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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