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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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