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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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