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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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