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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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