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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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