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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education enable people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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