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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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