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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education technology are enabling humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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