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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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