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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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