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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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