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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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