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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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