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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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