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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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