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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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