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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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