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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology enable people all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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