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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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