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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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