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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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