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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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