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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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