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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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