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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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