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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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