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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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