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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Students want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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