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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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