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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in online education are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business 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 stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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