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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that online education organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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