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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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