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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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