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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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