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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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