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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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