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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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