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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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