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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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