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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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