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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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