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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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