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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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