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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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