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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education ventures. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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