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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major 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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