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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. 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. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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