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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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