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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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