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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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