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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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