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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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