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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology enable students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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