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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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