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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. New advances in online learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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