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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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