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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to understand these open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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