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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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