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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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