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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better comprehend these open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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