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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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