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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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