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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open education initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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