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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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