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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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