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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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