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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes 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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