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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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