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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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