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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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