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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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