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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently 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 variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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