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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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