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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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