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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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