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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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