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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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