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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different 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 manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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