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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology enable students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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