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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. 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. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently 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 issues that elearning organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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