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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies 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 we manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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