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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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