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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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