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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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