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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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