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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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