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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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