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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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