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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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