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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to understand these promising new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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