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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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