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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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