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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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