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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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