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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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