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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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