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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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