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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also reviews 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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