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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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