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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these open educational initiatives. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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