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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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