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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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