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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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