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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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