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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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