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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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